We attended Don and John’s Titanic costume party in Charleston, SC, one year. Tomie’s costume was that of an old Italian woman traveling in steerage. She had brought food for the journey in a basket: stale bread, olive oil, and sausage. Although this was a costume party, many of the pretty people instead wore tuxes and fancy dress. After we arrived at the party, it became clear to Tomie that the pretties wanted nothing to do with him/her. So, he intentionally went from group of pretties to group of pretties (as a cat jumps onto the lap of the one person in the room who is uncomfortable with cats). As they saw the obviously deranged woman approaching, and speaking with an Italian accent, they scattered. What fun he had! (Bob)
